Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mackay, William , Lairg Farm, Riversdale. Mr Mackay was born in 1858, at Lairg, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, where he was educated and brought up to farming. He came to New Zealand in 1883, and, after a short period spent in farming, joined the railway service. Five years later he took up 188 acres in the Riversdale district, where he has since increased his area to 512 acres, of which about 200 acres are leasehold, and the remainder freehold. Mr Mackay is a director of the Waimea Plains Dairy Factory Company, Limited; a Master Mason of Lodge Taringatura. Lumsden; a member of the Farmers' Union; and a member of the Riversdale Presbyterian church committee. He was married, in 1884, to a daughter of Mr John McKenzie, farmer, Backies, Golspie, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, and has two sons and five daughters.